Huawei does not bid for 5G contracts due to persistent espionage allegations
After the American and Australian governments decided to exclude the Chinese company Huawei from building telecom networks in their countries, the company has now decided not to even offer to build 5G in New Zealand. The company states that the hassle doesn't make it worth trying.
That's what The Ne... Read more
“Apple comes much later than the competition with first 5G smartphone.
In February 2019, the first 5G smartphones appear on the market. They will be much faster than 4G models. But not every company can jump aboard the 5G car right away. Apple seems to be waiting until 2020 to release an iPhone with 5G for a number of reasons.
Fast Company states that Apple will have t... Read more
Fujitsu and Ericsson start collaboration for 5G basestation
Ericsson from Sweden and Fujitsu from Japan have started a collaboration to make 5G basestations. That's what Mobile World Live reports. The intention is to provide an end-to-end 5G network, as well as related services.
Fujitsu has experience in making products smaller and saving energy. This shoul... Read more
AT&T unveils the first mobile 5G hotspots
AT&T promised to launch its 5G mobile network in the course of November. The roll-out had to take place in two ways: via hotspots, but also by gradually upgrading the network. Now is more known about the hotspot plans of the U.S. telecom giant.
The company wants to do this through the Netgear Ni... Read more
Samsung and NEC announce collaboration around 5G
Samsung and NEC have announced a cooperation aimed at 5G, with which the two want to expand their offer. According to the two parties to bring together the best of technology and the expertise of 5G, reports include ZDnet.
It must provide mobile operators with flexible 5G solutions that are localize... Read more
Qualcomm reduces 5G antennas by 25% for 2019 launch
The first 5G antennas will be ready to appear in smartphones from 2019. Just before the launch, Qualcomm was able to implement a 25% reduction. These are specifically the mmWave antennas, which are quite large for smartphones.
Qualcomm announced the first mmWave antennas in July. The antennas were q... Read more
Samsung acquires analytics firm Zhilabs for development of 5G networks
South Korean tech company Samsung acquires analytics firm Zhilabs. Using the technology of this company, which specializes in analytics and artificial intelligence, it hopes to improve the performance of its 5G networks and provide a better user experience for customers.
Samsung states that 5G techn... Read more
KPN successfully tests 5G applications for precision agriculture in Drenthe
KPN has successfully tested its first 5G application for precision agriculture on a trial farm in Valthermond, Drenthe, the Netherlands. The test was carried out using a camera drone for potato cultivation, which makes very accurate images of a field. The images were processed via a mobile connectio... Read more
Cisco renews ASR 9000 edge routing platform for 5G and multicloud
Cisco has renewed its ASR 9000 edge routing platform to support service providers with the arrival of 5G and multicold. According to the company, service providers are facing disruptive growth and changes that require a new approach to efficiently building and cost-effectively managing the critical ... Read more
VMware integrates Service Assurance Suite into NFV for 5G assistance
VMware will integrate its new Service Assurance Suit into its network function virtualisation (NFV) portfolio. The aim is to help providers launch mobile networks with 5G.
According to Shekar Ayyer, EVP of Strategy and Corporate Development, and general manager of the Telco NFV Group, 5G implementat... Read more